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Pony.ai announces Gen-4 truck lineup; mass production and deployment in 2026
Pony.ai announced its fourth-generation autonomous truck lineup with partners SANY Truck and Dongfeng. The new system cuts bill-of-materials costs by 70% using 100% automotive-grade components and reuses proven Robotaxi technology.
- 70% bill-of-materials cost reduction vs Gen-3 using automotive-grade parts
- Design life 20,000 hours, 1 million km operational distance
- Battery-electric models for mass production on thousand-unit scale
- First fleet deployment target 2026; 1+4 platooning reduces costs 29%